SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1142 (as introduced 10-20-16)
Sponsor: Senator Marty Knollenberg
CONTENT
The bill would amend the definition of "home for the aged" in the Public Health Code to refer to a facility that provides room, board, and personal care through a single entity or commonly owned and controlled entities.
The Code defines "home for the aged" as a supervised personal care facility, other than a hotel, adult foster care facility, hospital, nursing home, or county medical care facility, that provides room, board, and supervised personal care to 21 or more unrelated, nontransient, individuals 60 years of age or older. The term also includes such a facility for 20 or fewer individuals 60 years of age or older if the facility is operated in conjunction with and as a distinct part of a licensed nursing home.
The bill would amend the definition to refer to a supervised personal care facility, other than a hotel, adult foster care facility, hospital, nursing home, or county medical care facility, that provides, through a single entity or commonly owned and controlled entities, room, board, and supervised personal care to 21 or more unrelated, nontransient, individuals 60 years of age or older. The term also would include a supervised personal care facility for 20 or fewer individuals 60 years of age or older if the facility were operated by a single entity or commonly owned and controlled entities in conjunction with and as a distinct part of a licensed nursing home.
The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.
MCL 333.20106 Legislative Analyst: Drew Krogulecki
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.